Haribo: Cannabis Did Not End Up in Candy During Production

The cannabis found in Haribo cola sweets at the end of last month did not end up there during production. The sweets manufacturer reported this to the ANP news agency after investigating the origin of the contamination.

“The test included testing of stored production samples of the potentially affected batch, the raw materials used during production, as well as products that were already on the Dutch market,” a Haribo spokesperson said. “Our internal investigations also show that there were no irregularities in our production processes.”

At the end of May, parents of a family from Twente called the police after their children had become ill after eating Haribo sweets that turned out to contain cannabis. It concerned the kilo bags of Happy Cola F!ZZ with an expiration date until January 2026.

How the soft drugs ended up in the sweets remains unclear. "We continue to work closely with the authorities to understand whether there could be another explanation for these reports," Haribo said.

This week it was reported that a child had been in a coma for a month after eating the sweets. Several members of the same family became unwell after eating the cola sweets. Two children had to be taken to hospital and one of them was in a coma for a short time. Both children are now doing well again.